Panel for cedar chests and other articles



4 June 2, 1925. 1,539,945

H, F. HECKER PANEL FOR CEDAR CHESTS AND OTHER ARTICLES Fild April 2, 1924 vll Patented June 1925.

Hirn-tien n. Hadrien or oXBoRo, MINNESOTA.

n PANEL-ron canna cniisrs ann omini?. narrows.

Appiicanonfii'ea iiprii sa, 1924. seriali no. restes.

To* @ZZ/whom may concern-f l Be it` known `that HERMAN F. litoiiii, a citizen oft-lieUnitedStates, residing at OXboro, in the county of Hennepin `and State of ','Minnesotzn have` inventedrcertain new` and iiseiul linproveinents in Panels n"for" Cedar Chests and. @ther Articlesfpand' do` hereby declarev the' following tojbeA ya full,V clear,` and exact description 'ofi the invention, suchfas will enableothers skilled inthe art tofvvhich it appertains 'to iii'ali'e :anclusethe his invention relates 4to a panel construc-` tion",` andY While the sainefisjparticularly adapted `for use as tliepanelieor thetopA and side Walls oie4 chest, such as aV cedar chest, yet the saine is capable oit' inany other appli-` cations, siichas the panel for the top o'ft a table for Waiuscoating, screeny coiistructon,

etc.

lt .is an .obj ect-of this invention tofprovide a 'simple and strong` `coiist'ru'ction panel usingfsniall pieces or strips of Wood such as can be obtained frein the Waste lcuttings oi' lumber, Which panel niay be constructed to aiord' different patterns of great beauty.;

ItV is a further object of the inventionto provide a panel foi-ined of pieces otniateri-al,

fas'above. described,`which pieces .are arrangedV in a novelnianner and held ,in asseinbledrela'tion bya novel combination of ineans.V p f Y Itis a furtherv object of the invention to 4providega cedai or other chest' usingxsaid panel and having; novel features `of construction.`

` VThese and other objects and advantages ot tlie'invention Will be fullyA set forth 'in the` t following description ni'ade in. connection with the^ accompanying drawings in 4ivvliicli flike reference` characters refer to the saine linieB-'E ofFigf V2,7 as indicatediby the arrows, shown on an enlarged? scale; fi

Fighe' is af partial 'planhv'iew ottlie` panel.

showing the securing means;V "Fig, 45 is a verticall section line 5`-"-5l of Fig.

rows;l Y f talienV on tlie 2ii`s a view infront. eleva-tion ofsaid el, as indicatedV by the ar?V Fig'.V 6 is Iatop plaiiveivloi" a locliing nieinberused; N y l I Fig. 7 is a vievv in `front elevation o'fftlie locking means shown Fig; 5; Y l

Fig.V 8 is a plan view showing' alslightly' inodilied form; and` y f Fig; 9 is a, vertical section taken Von the line 9"-A9of Fig. 8,V as indicated by the arr rows, Figs. l to V9 also being shown oii an enlarged scale.

'Referring tfo the drawings, particularly to Figs. l and 2, pliii-aiity 'of somewhat e1oiigated nienibersl are shown, which i'iieinliers are of rectangular crosssectio'n, and in' the" 1 Y l i fi i. i enibodinient oi the invention illustrated', are' shown as substantiallysquare in crr'isssecs."`

tion. The nieinbei-s l are illustrated as con tacting at each side the centeiiiien'ibei" i nieinber l, however, preferably' being' formed of a diilfe'en-t kind of yvood'vliaving a! darker color. In one practical eiiibodiinent :of the invention, tlie inenib'ers, slioivii of the i lighter Kcolor are iiiade of' bassvvooddwhile Y f the darker` pieces la are of cedar. tflivill be seen from Fig. l that--af,riluralityy of the piecesV l and lf are asseinbled together in group extending loi'i'gitudinally of the panel,

- the members contacting at ories'ide aiid'liaving their outer surface. iusli at bo'tli" sides group` oifgtlie ii'ienibers l and lfi are disposed shorter nieinbers `2' and' 2, the ii'ieiiibers" @ll being of darker ivoo'd than the niei'nlieis' and both the ineinbcnfsv 2`aii'd12a` hating' their longitudinal center lines disposedl at an an? @le to `the longitudinalcenter lines ol the' ineinbersll and l, this angle, inA the eniboilinient oi. the invention illustrated,l beii'in' A slioivn as a riglitanigle. will be noted that the length of the `ineinbinsBand' l'is the sanie as the combined Width ot the i'neliii#l berspl, and-la orining one oi the groups oi' tlielatter; The groups of the ineiiibers 2- and 211" therefore are ,disposed between the `ends 02E the groups of the ineinber's l and-1,

the different groups tliusbeing arranged in alternate...4 relation longitudinally of the paneli This alternate arrangement of t ie groups of members is continued throughout the panel', vthe sai-d groups being' arranged in rows and, as shoivn in Figs. l and 2, the groups -forrned of the vmembers 2 .andu 2a preferably are arranged `inistaggfered relation throughout the panel and also prefer` ably centrally of thegroups formed of the (lil ini

` along their contacting sides and ends.

members 1 and 1a.V panel is thus formed having a thickness equal to the thickness of the different members and the members 1, 1a, 2, 2, preferably will be glued together In order to hold the members tightly together in close fitting arrangement, the groups of members 2 and 2a.y Said members 3 there-Y fore, firmly clamp and hold the members 1 and 1a in close fitting and compact relation. In order to securely hold the members 2 and 2a, dowel pins 41 and 5 are secured therein, which pins project into the ends of the adjacent members and 1, as shown in Figs. 11 and 5. The dowel pins f1 are longer than the doivel pins 5 and project throughv the members 2, as shown, into the members 2while the dowel rpins 5 project only into the adjacent members 2n. By means of the dowel pins 4 and 'therefore, the members 2 and 2 are prevented Vfrom any movement transversely of the plane oiE thev panel.

Inthe structure of' the chest illustrated, edge strips 6 and 7 are used surrounding the panel'forming the top of the chest, the members 6 extending at the side and the vmembers 7 at the ends o'tvsaid panel. The shapeV of? the members 6. and 7 in cross section, respectively, is shown in Fig. 3 where it is seen that the member 6 extends under and isset or rabbeted into the undersur'face of some of the members 1 and it will, likewise, be set or rabbeted into the adjacent members 2 and 2a. The strips and 7, preferably are Aheld in shape by screws 8 extending into the adjacent members 1. Outer strips 9 and 10 extend around the strips 6 and 7 respectively, andthe strips@ and'9 are mitered at the corners with the strips 7 and 10.

f lirmlv in position, a key member 11, illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 is used. Said key memberhas wings 11a adapted to extend in horizontal slots 6a formed Vcentrally of themembers 6, 9, 7and 10, as shown in Fig. 2. The member 11 also has upper and lower projecting ribs 1 1b extending centrally thereof adapted to be disposed in and 10. Said piece 12 hasanOtherstrip 13 depending therefrom and of less width than ln order to hold the said strips' In order to form aflanged the members 12. SaidA members 12 Iand 13V Willbesecured to the strip V9 by suitable dowels 14 or suitable screws and itwill'be understood that a'strip similar to the strip 13 will extend to the ends ot the chest. The side and end panels 'of the chest will be formed in a n'lannerisimilar to the panel described for the top and will be formed of similar members 1 and 1fl and 2 and 2a, which will be bound Vtogether by similar bolts 3 and dowel pins 4 and 5. The side and end panels are surmounted by strips 15 to the top andV at the inner edge of which arevsecured narrower strips 16 forming a flange on the box alongside of which thev flange strip 13 on the lid is adapted to tit or be disposed, it being understoodrthat there will be similar strips 16 at the endsV of the chest. Thin corner strips 17 are also shown'extending vertically at the ends oi the side and end panels and between the strips 15y and Vsimilar strips 18 at the bottom of the chest. The lower strips 18 are connected to 1 bottom strips 19 extending around the four sides of the chest. H desired, a quarter round strip 20 may be dis'- efficient panel adapted for use in a rectangular chest, as illustrated, and it will also be seen that such a panel may be used in many other applications. The entire panelV is made of small pieces and by the connecting means described, the said panel has great strength and rigidity and the pieces thereof are held in properly assembled andfclose Fitting relation. number and arrangement of the strips 1, 1, 2 and 2LL can be varied with the corresponding changeV in the pattern. lVith the dii'l'erent colored wood used, the'eiect o'll the panel is very beautiful and a simulation olf a basket weave is produced. By lutilizing small pieces the panel can be very inexpen- A sively made and yet thejsame is as strong or stronger than a'pan'el made of much larger pieces.

In Figs. 8 and 9, a modiication-isshown in which the members 1 and 1a are made oi greater length and some or all of the groups of the transverse members-21 and 21L are V01"- considerablyless thickness than' the members 1 -and 1a`and are' fittedthereinto with a dovetailed joint. Such construction can be used where cheap piecessuitable for the members land 1a are available of considerable length and it will be seenthat thinner stock could be used for the members 21 and 21a which correspond to the members lil-fx lt Vwill be seen that the Y L the' paaei readers "It will be" ii0'ted,^` however, that tiiefernr liowiiii Figs; i" te lathe'pattern extends(J 'the saine on"l both sides. This, would not be true of ther` structure Y shown in" 8 and E).V u H A Q'lle invention ,beeny amply demon-f` strated inyactual practice andfirundV toifbe` very successfiiifjandl efficient.VV The `'panel `formed is of great beautyand at 4the sanie time,yf'orms a very ruggedandfdurable construction. Itis well knowiithat with such assembled structuresthat in time some` of' the pieces tend toseparatefso that unsightly c'raclfs are produced.l 'This tendency` afi'id result are prevented y iii applicants con# structionby the tension members 3 "extendL ing transversely ofthe pieces t'ohold the same iii close iitting4 condition in which they were originally assembled.

lt will, of course, be understood, that various changes may bel made'in the form,

details,'arrangement and proportions of the parts without departing from the scope of applicants invention, which, generally stated, consists in a device capable of carrye ing out the objects above setforth and in the novel structures and combinations de fined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A panel formed of adjacent rows of spaced groups of pieces, said panel comprising two sets of groups, said pieces being of rectangular cross section, each group of one set comprising a plurality ofA similar pieces arranged longitudinally of said panel and the other set .of groups each compris-V guiar cross section and a plurality of groups of shorter piecesrof rectangular cross sec tion disposed between theends of said first mentioned groups and having 'che 'pieces .thereof disposed at'an angle to the pieces in said first mentioned groups, spaced securing means extending transversely or' said first mentioned groups and through the pieces thereofintermediate their ends, and fastening means extending from the ends of and longitudinally of the pieces of said first mentioned groups into the pieces of the second mentioned groups. s

A panel for a cedar chest or other article comprising alternately arranged groups r through thel panel so that` of pieces of substantially rectangular shape ii'icrossse'ctiointhe pieces in one set of* said groups extending" longitiidinaliy of y said. panelA` and: the pieces in the other seti of group'sexteiiding transversely of said panel,

(the length of theV last?mentionedpieces-heiiig: equal to the' combined width of the pieces in the groups of the' first mentioned set, alll of said" pieces liavingtheir exposed surffa'ces'in one plane, and clanipinggmeans extending thioutghl the pieces in` the first nieiitionedil set of* groupsV intermediate the endsthereof andbetween the groups of said othersea t@ elif A panel for `a cedar chest or other` article comprising a series ofgroups of longitudinallyextending pieces of rectangular Cross section; said groups being spaced at A their ends, and*- other "groups of: transversely extending members interposed between said ends and comprising pieces extending at right angles to the pieces of said first mentioned groups, clamping bolts extending transversely through the first mentioned` A groups and `pieces thereof between the seclond mentioned groups, and dowel vpins ex-l tending from the ends of the pieces of said first mentioned groups into the piecesV of said second mentioned groups and transversely thereof.

5. A panel formed of adjacent longitudi nal rows, each comprising a series of groups longitudinally extending contacting pieces of rectangular cross section, said groups being spaced at their ends,` and groups of transversely extending `members of rectangular cross section interposed be* tween said ends, said members extending at right angles to said pieces, said groups in the adjacent rows being arranged in stag-y gered relation, Vsaid members and pieces hav-V ing their exposed surfaces in one plane, clamping means extending transversely throughvthe pieces in said first mentioned groups and between said second mentioned groups, and holding means extending from lll() the ends of said pieces into andtransversely Y of said members.

6. 'A rectangular panel having strips extending about its edges having their adjacent ends mitered at the cornersV of said panels, said mitered ends of said strips being provided with central slots extending parallel to the sides lof said panel and the end `of said strips being cut away lto forni slots therebetween extending through said panel, and a key member having side portions disposedl insaid first mentioned sloi and having top and bottom iibs disposed in said last mentioned slot. y

7. The structure set 'forth in cla-ini 6, the vertical sides of said `first mentioned slots converging inwardly o fsaid panel and said key member having its outer edges flush with the edges of said paneli i lill) S. A rectangular panel comprising continuous longitudinal side pieces and eonand alsoV comprising two sets of groups of pieces rectangular in cross section, the groups being respectively alternately arranged in rows between said side and end pieces, one set of groups each comprising a number of pieces extending longitudinally ot' the panel and the other Yset of groups each Comprising a similar number of shorter pieces extending transverselyrof the panel, the length of said shorter pieces being'equai to the combined width of the longer pieces in a group of the first mentioned set7 clampingV members extending through said klirst` set of groups and pieces thereof transverse ly of said pieces and-between the ends .of

said pieces and also betweenthe groups of the second mentioned set, and means projecting from the'ends of said longer pieces into the sides of the adj aeent shorter pieces.

9. A panel made up of a plurality of pieces of one length and a plurality of pieces Votshorter length, said pieces beingrespeetively arranged in groups, said groups being arranged in rows extending longitudi' nally of said panel, the groups of longer pieces having the pieces the-rein extending longitudinally of said panel andthe groups of shorter piecesbeing vdisposed between said last mentioned groups, said shorter pieces extending at an angle to said longer pieces and having a length equal to the oombined width of a group of .the longer piecesA In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

H. F. HECKER.Y Y 

